Wednesday, February 1

Attn BBC: The "United States" has NOT sent a firefighting plane to Chile

Report from Business Insider: Chile wildfires have already destroyed more than a million acres of land. See the 1 minute video at Business Insider, published 21 hours ago.The BBC hasreported today that the "United States" (as well as Brazil and Russia) has sent a supertanker firefighting plane to Chile. Airmed & Rescue reportedon January 26 that the American supertanker plane was hired by a Chilean expat millionaire at the cost of $2 million, according to the Guardian. So this help was strictly private, not representing assistance from the American federal government or any U.S. state.Would it be helpful if the "United States" sent a supertanker? Well yeah, but the "United States" is much too busy running around Eastern Europe and the Middle East to bother with helping a regional neighbor that could really use firefighting help right now.[flipping a pen in the air]

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